Rodents, other than those identified below, can be imported into Canada without an import permit, health certificate, or inspection (Part XII of the Health of Animals Regulations applies to the transportation of all animals and an inspection related to humane transport may be conducted.)

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has placed restrictions on the importation of certain rodents for pets, including:

prairie dogs, gambian pouch rats, or squirrels from most countries; or

Provincial Governments

New Brunswick - Permit required for exotic wildlife (any bird, mammal or other vertebrate that is not indigenous to the Province and is of a species of wildlife that in its natural habitat is usually wild by nature)Fish and Wildlife Act